Hero and Leander and Other Poems |
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| Author:
| Chapman, George |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4975-1407-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2014 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $6.99 |
Book Description:
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On Hellespont, guilty of true love's blood,In view and opposite two cities stood,Sea-borderers, disjoin'd by Neptune's might;The one Abydos, the other Sestos hight.At Sestos Hero dwelt; Hero the fair,Whom young Apollo courted for her hair,And offer'd as a dower his burning throne,Where she should sit, for men to gaze upon.The outside of her garments were of lawn,The lining purple silk, with gilt stars drawn;Her wide sleeves green, and border'd with a grove,Where Venus in her naked...
More DescriptionOn Hellespont, guilty of true love's blood,In view and opposite two cities stood,Sea-borderers, disjoin'd by Neptune's might;The one Abydos, the other Sestos hight.At Sestos Hero dwelt; Hero the fair,Whom young Apollo courted for her hair,And offer'd as a dower his burning throne,Where she should sit, for men to gaze upon.The outside of her garments were of lawn,The lining purple silk, with gilt stars drawn;Her wide sleeves green, and border'd with a grove,Where Venus in her naked glory stroveTo please the careless and disdainful eyesOf proud Adonis, that before her lies;Her kirtle blue, whereon was many a stain,Made with the blood of wretched lovers slain.Upon her head she ware a myrtle wreath,From whence her veil reach'd to the ground beneath